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everyone is talking about taxes and I'm wondering if I should do them myself or use turbotax
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if only for continuity
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also I'm not sure if I get student tax credits for last year
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thats why I'm kinda like I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IM DOING
StupidSexyVโ der
i use freetaxusa
Mr. Vocabulary
I use free tax USA .com and no regrets... Also excuse phone typing
Mr. Vocabulary
Yeah that one
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oh wow why do yall like that one?
Mr. Vocabulary
It handled three states, three contractor jobs and one employee, and my loans and business expenses
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this is literally the first time im doing taxes myself and the thought makes me so anxious
Mr. Vocabulary
It's really straight forward, clean and no bullshit
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do i just need my w2? idk what else i need
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for like. my loans and shit
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i have an md and no one taught me how to do taxes
StupidSexyVโ der
lol. w2's, loan information yes.
StupidSexyVโ der
freetaxusa walks you through all of it
tohsaka
I use TurboTax cuz it walks me through it and tells me everything I need
ษษสษ สาญสษชษษสโ
I've got some weird/complicated financial situations, and I've lived in four states and had to pay concurrent taxes in at least two at a time. I've always used TurboTax, and I found it really user-friendly and uncomplicated the first year I tried to figure everything out on my own.
tohsaka
it'll also import my w2 from last year since I've been using them for a while so I don't have to scramble to find it
ษษสษ สาญสษชษษสโ
I also generally find that most institutions that are responsible for handling your money will send you all the relevant information you need in order to be able to file taxes. So presumably, whoever is handling your loan should send along the forms you'd need to be able to fill out your taxes.
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when???
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i just wanna stumble through them asap
StupidSexyVโ der
theyhave to mail them by 1/31
tohsaka
all tax forms have to be postmarked by the 31st
ษษสษ สาญสษชษษสโ
That is the other nice thing about TurboTax - if you use it repeatedly, it'll save information about you, so you might not need to input as much stuff in following years. And it asks you really straightforward questions about your living/financial situations to figure out what forms you need to file.
tohsaka
so at the latest you'll get them the first week of february
StupidSexyVโ der
freetaxusa does that too
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has anyone here used both?
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Unfortunately, no.
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i might check out both websites. i like how turbotax works already
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I haven't used turbo tax in a long time
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honestly I would say use both the first time! There's no harm, since you can choose which to file
tohsaka
I've always used TurboTax and nothing else sob
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That's a good point, actually! I don't think you'll get charged until you actually go to file, so you could check out both at no detriment.
Mr. Vocabulary
I've used both but turbotax couldn't handle my complicated life without charging me
Mr. Vocabulary
and yeah you can try both
Mr. Vocabulary
freetaxusa only charges you for state filing so I just state file through the state site
StupidSexyVโ der
freetaxusa nas never charged me for federal. state is a small cost
StupidSexyVโ der
that's what I do yes
Mr. Vocabulary
yeah if you really hate state filing I think it's like $10/state or something
tohsaka
TurboTax does charge me but I also just let them take it out of my return cuz I get a lot back anyway
Mr. Vocabulary
FreeTaxUSA vs TurboTax โ Review & Compari...
Mr. Vocabulary
I just can't swallow paying money for my tax return HAHA
Mr. Vocabulary
my taxes were so complicated one year they wanted to charge me $50 from TurboTax and considering I was going to be paying taxes anyway (you rarely get a return as a contractor) I got pissed off and found an alternative lol
Mr. Vocabulary
but if you have pretty basic taxes I don't think you'll run into a charge regardless
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mine is fairly basic I would assume
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also thanks liv i will look at that later
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i have clinic now
tohsaka
yeah i have stocks i have to take into account plus some donation stuff every now and then
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I use turbotax myself and have been using it for years, it walks you through everything and is pretty intuitive
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plus, if you use Mint, which is by the same company, you can get a discount on it
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omg i do use mint
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i just am realizing ive been shitty with my money since i started earning dammiy
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you guys are all the best have I told you that
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I just need my W-2 now lmao